A is for our avenues of adventure, and the open roads of creativity M is for the many who have fought and died that we might live and enjoy the freedom and beauty of this land E is for the energy and enthusiasm of an optimistic people R is for our religious heritage, the foundation of our freedom I is for the independence of body, mind and spirit guaranteed by constitutional law C is for the chance to change and to be, and to become what we will A is for the affection we feel toward the country we love